REMARKS
Dr. Khalid explains CCRB's process for investigating and deciding cases
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3 min
Dr. Mohammad Khalid provides a detailed explanation of the Civilian Complaint Review Board's (CCRB) process for investigating and deciding cases. He describes the panel structure, decision-making process, and the relationship between the CCRB and the NYPD.
- Khalid explains that cases are investigated by CCRB staff and then reviewed by a three-person panel
- He describes the panel composition: one police department representative, one mayoral representative, and one city council representative
- Khalid emphasizes the importance of open communication channels between the CCRB and NYPD to resolve issues effectively
Dr. Mohammad Khalid
0:58:55
I think chairman, when the case comes in into the CCRB and is properly investigated through the investigators, through the senior investigators, through the legal counsels, and all that, Finally, we all read the cases.
0:59:12
I mean, every case comes in is divided into groups.
0:59:17
The panel of 3, which is one police police department representative One is the male representative, and one is the city council representative.
0:59:27
We all 3 sit down and read the cases and make sure that we all 2 of us agree on a certain judgment that we we want to render on the police officer.
0:59:38
So I think that that's a in my opinion, I think it's a very fair way of this way.
0:59:44
Everyone is protected, and everybody is doing what is supposed to be.
0:59:49
And if one does not agree and 2 agrees, then that's what we follow.
0:59:53
And and I think that's a good system unless, you know, we change in different way.
0:59:59
But since the structure of the CCRB is like that, that there are 15 members, I know when I was there.
1:00:06
There was not one member was not there as far as the I think there was 5 from the there's office, 5 from the police 3 from the police department, 5 from city council.
1:00:18
I think there's one ad in nobody.
1:00:20
Public advocate.
1:00:22
So there are more members now.
1:00:24
I don't know if that members also participate in a group.
1:00:28
I I really, at this time, I don't know.
1:00:31
But I think that time, that that certainly worked.
1:00:34
Because the 3 members, we ask question from each other.
1:00:38
We discuss the case, and that's why we made the decision.
1:00:42
So I I think that also there was a in my time, there was a memorandum of understanding with with our group and with the commissioner Kelly.
1:00:53
And the cases which were we were discussing with the commissioner Kelly, argument the punishment goes from the police commissioner.
1:01:03
So lately, what I see in the press that CCRD cannot do certain cases because of budget cards or whatever, other issues.
1:01:14
And some cases were dumped from the police department because they couldn't make a decision.
1:01:19
This was in the press, and I'm not I mean, I'm just calling what?
1:01:23
But I think that in both cases, if enough resources are given, And if there's a multiple cases of CCRB complaint, so the staff can handle that.
1:01:35
And at the same time, we should have a good relationship with the n NYPD Council so we can discuss issues because I see in in in the questioning that in one case, the the chairman of the CCRB went public about a particular case.
1:01:54
And I think in my opinion, instead of going public, a better thing to communicate and ask questions from each other with the CCRB and NYPD and ask why there's a delay in a particular case.
1:02:11
Instead of publicly announcing it and I I feel that it will be like an embarrassment to CCRB and to the NYPD.
1:02:20
When there is a communication channel should be open, that in this particular case, we need certain things to review it for our decision.
1:02:29
So I think that that should be the case that, you know, we should follow as a model.
